Supplier Integrity Guide

Supplier Integrity Guide - Wheelchairstrap.com

WheelchairStrap.com strives to perform with integrity and high standards of business conduct in everything we do, especially in our dealings with WheelchairStrap.com suppliers, contractors, agents and consultants (collectively “Suppliers”). WheelchairStrap.com bases its Supplier relationships on lawful, ethical, reasonable, efficient and fair practices, and Suppliers shall adhere to applicable legal and regulatory requirements in their business relationships as set out in this WheelchairStrap.com Integrity Guide for Suppliers (the “Guide”) in connection with their activities with WheelchairStrap.com. 

Suppliers are responsible to ensure that they and their employees, workers, agent representatives, suppliers and subcontractors comply with the standards of conduct set out in this Guide and in other contractual obligations to WheelchairStrap.com. Please contact the WheelchairStrap.com manager with whom you work or WheelchairStrap.com Compliance Resource if you have any questions about this Guide or the standards of business conduct that all WheelchairStrap.com Suppliers shall meet. 

Supplier Expectations

You, as a Supplier to WheelchairStrap.com, agree: 

Fair Employment Practices: To (i) observe applicable laws and regulations governing wages and hours, recruitment and employment contracts and working conditions; (ii) prohibit discrimination, harassment and retaliation; (iii) not utilize fraudulent or misleading recruitment practices; (iv) not hold or destroy a worker’s identity or immigration documents; and (v) provide workers with terms and conditions of employment in a language the worker understands. 

Health, Safety & Environment: (i) To comply with applicable environmental, health and safety (“HSE”) laws and regulations (ii) to provide workers a safe and healthy workplace; and (iii) not to adversely affect the local community. 

Human Rights: (i) To respect human rights of your employees and others in your business operations and your activities for WheelchairStrap.com; (ii) not to employ workers younger than sixteen (16) years of age or below the applicable minimum age, whichever is higher; (iii) not to use forced, prison or indentured labor, or workers subject to any form of physical, sexual or psychological compulsion, exploitation or coercion, or to engage in or abet trafficking in persons; (iv) to adopt policies and establish systems to procure raw materials from sources that have been verified as conflict free.

Working with Governments, Improper Payments and Dealings with WheelchairStrap.com:

Employees and Agent Representatives: (i) To maintain and enforce a policy requiring adherence to lawful business practices, including a prohibition against bribery of government officials, (ii) not to offer or provide, directly or indirectly, anything of value, including cash, bribes, gifts, entertainment or kickbacks, including offers of employment, or participation in a contest, game or promotion, to any WheelchairStrap.com employee, representative or WheelchairStrap.com customer or to any government official in connection with any WheelchairStrap.com procurement, transaction or business dealing, and (iii) to provide supporting data to WheelchairStrap.com when requested. 

Competition Law: Not to share or exchange any price, cost or other competitive information or engage in any collusive conduct with any third party with respect to any proposed, pending or current WheelchairStrap.com procurement. 

Intellectual Property: Respect the intellectual and other property rights of WheelchairStrap.com and of third parties, including all domestic and foreign patents, trademarks and copyrights. 

Information Security and Data Privacy: (i) Respect privacy rights and secure the data of WheelchairStrap.com employees, customers, and suppliers (collectively, “WheelchairStrap.com Data”); (ii) Implement and maintain physical, organizational and technical measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of WheelchairStrap.com Data in order to prevent accidental, unauthorized or unlawful destruction, alteration, modification or loss of WheelchairStrap.com Data, misuse of WheelchairStrap.com Data, or unlawful processing of WheelchairStrap.com Data; and (iii) Protect Supplier operations and facilities against exploitation by criminal or terrorist individuals and organizations. 

Trade Controls & Customs Matters: (i) Not to transfer WheelchairStrap.com technical information to any third party without the express, written permission of WheelchairStrap.com; (ii) Comply with all applicable trade control laws and regulations in the import, export, re-export or transfer of goods, services, software, technology or technical data including any restrictions on access or use by unauthorized persons or entities; and (iii) Be cognizant of US Antiboycott laws, regulations and guidelines and not to take any action or inaction that could expose WheelchairStrap.com to liability or penalties under U.S. Anti-boycott laws. 

Management Accountability and Responsibility: To adopt or establish a management system that (i) is consistent with this Guide and applicable laws and regulations; (ii) includes processes to identify and control HSE, business ethics, labor, human rights and legal compliance risks associated with your operations; and (iii) requires periodic self-assessments of your operations and/or audits of your supply chain to ensure compliance with this Guide. 

Controllership: To ensure that all invoices and any customs or similar documentation submitted to WheelchairStrap.com or governmental authorities or audited by third parties in connection with transactions involving WheelchairStrap.com accurately describe the goods and services provided or delivered and the price thereof and ensure that all documents, communications and accounting are accurate and honest, to the best of one’s ability.

How to Raise a Question or Concern 

Subject to local laws and any legal restrictions applicable to such reporting, each WheelchairStrap.com Supplier is expected to inform WheelchairStrap.com promptly of any concern related to this Guide affecting WheelchairStrap.com, whether or not the concern involves the Supplier, as soon as the Supplier has knowledge of such an occurrence. WheelchairStrap.com Suppliers also must take such steps as WheelchairStrap.com may reasonably request to assist WheelchairStrap.com in the investigation of any such occurrence involving WheelchairStrap.com and the Supplier. If Supplier’s work is related to a U.S. government contract, Supplier must notify WheelchairStrap.com of any alleged non-conformance with this Supplier Integrity Guide. 

Define your question/concern: Who or what is the concern? When did it arise? What are the relevant facts? 

Prompt reporting is crucial — a question or concern may be raised by a WheelchairStrap.com Supplier as follows: • By discussing with a cognizant WheelchairStrap.com Manager; or By calling the WheelchairStrap.com Integrity Helpline: 800-886-4926; or By emailing WheelchairStrap.com, info@WheelchairStrap.com. 

WheelchairStrap.com Policy forbids retaliation against any person reporting such a concern.